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A Pony Club Publication. Pasture Management brings a new and refreshing approach to the important subject grassland when used for grazing of horses and ponies. Subjects covered in detail include the equine digestive system and how it differs from other herbivorous animals; nutritional needs; different types of grass and their suitability for horses, and good management practices such as fertilising, reseeding, the removal of droppings, harrowing and resting. Advice is given on laminitis, obesity, poisonous plants, worms, grass sickness and the poaching of areas of ground in wet weather conditions. The text is accompanied by numerous photographs and line drawings

Paperback.